Re: CompatiBoot: a new fast loader

[C100 Club <datajerk@gmail.com>]

On Sep 11, 10:00 pm, C700 Club <c700.c...@gmail.com> wrote:
> CompatiBoot is a fast loader for single file games. Compared to the
> plethora of other fast loaders, it offers these unique advantages:
>
> * works in all emulators, including those with "enhanced disk speed"
> mode
> * uses a standard DOS 3.3 disk catalog, compatible with all disk
> utilities (including modern ones like CiderPress)
> * boots from any slot, not just slot 6
> * can be launched from a ProDOS hard drive with DOS 3.3 launcher
> * compatible with the CFFA3000 card
>
> To use CompatiBoot, just copy your favorite (single file, binary) game
> to a blank CompatiBoot disk. That's it! CompatiBoot reads the DOS 3.3
> catalog and automatically loads the file. There are no menus to
> navigate, no "maker" programs to fuss with.
>
> Here is a blank CompatiBoot disk image:http://bb2k.net/download/CompatiBoot/
> Since the disk has no files to load, CompatiBoot will display its
> built-in help file instead.
>
> Here are some sample CompatiBoot disk images with games we like:http://bb2k.net/download/CompatiBoot/samples/
>
> On a real Apple II (and most emulators), CompatiBoot can load a 139-
> sector game in 4 seconds. (By comparison: in AppleWin's "authentic
> disk speed" mode, the same game loads in 25 seconds under ProntoDOS
> and 82 seconds under standard DOS 3.3.) In AppleWin's "enhanced disk
> speed" mode, CompatiBoot is essentially instantaneous.
>
> The CompatiBoot code and help text is contained in track 0. All our
> code is dedicated to the public domain.
>
> Raven

Well over here at the other end, at the C100 Club, we are still using
tape.  We will be releasing soon a way to transfer C programs via tape
to the Apple I via Dropbox and an iPhone.  Stay tuned.  :-)